With an 0.9 percent gain month-over-month, June pending sales slightly sparked, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)—but, on an annual basis, contracts still underwhelmed, down 2.5 percent....Read More >

Paying off a mortgage before retirement is sort of the baseball-and-apple-pie of retirement. It's a feel-good way to create a sense of security in your later years. Of course, without knowing the details it's tough to determine if you're doing well in the larger sense. Assuming your previous mortgage was...
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